Factors influencing survival outcomes in patients with stroke at three tertiary hospitals in Zimbabwe: A 12-month longitudinal study
The study findings demonstrate that hospital bill payment methods, housing status and staying with relatives, educational attainment, functional outcome, and age significantly affect survival outcomes among stroke patients. This highlights the need to consider socio-demographic and clinical variables in the development of prognostic assessments and targeted interventions for individuals recovering from stroke.
Authors
- Elizabeth Gori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3489-7082)
- Aimée Stewart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8333-7220)
- Cuthbert Musarurwa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8248-427X)
- Farayi Kaseke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6304-3997)
- Timothy Kaseke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4447-1459)
- Tawanda Nyengerai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0234-5128)
- Lovemore Gwanzura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7119-4453)
Institutions
- University of Zimbabwe (ZW)
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- University of Rwanda (RW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-12-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0302244
- Primary Topic
- Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health